Realtor® Family Designation Programs
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is a professional organization to which all of our agents belong. It has
nine affiliated Institutes, Societies, and Councils that provide
a wide-ranging menu of programs and services that assist members in increasing skills, productivity and knowledge.
Designations acknowledging experience and expertise in various real estate sectors are awarded by each Affiliated
group upon completion of required courses. In addition, NAR offers five certification programs to its members.
- R
- Realtor® with a broker's license.
- R(S)
- Realtor® with a sales license.
- DR
- Designated Realtor® (supervising broker in a sales office).
- BIC
- Broker-In-Charge of the office.
- ABR, Accredited Buyer Representative
- With over 40,000 members, REBAC is the largest association of real estate professionals focusing on all aspects
of buyer representation. Over 30,000 ABR® designees have completed the REBAC course, passed the test and provided
documentation of buyer agency experience.
- ABRM, Accredited Buyer Representative Manager
- Geared to real estate firm brokers, owners and managers that have or wish to incorporate buyer representation
into their daily practice, designees have taken and passed both the ABR® and ABRMSM course and provided documentation
of past management experience.
- AHWD, At Home with Diversity Certification
- A ground-breaking professional education initiative designed to provide America's real estate professionals
with training and tools to expand their businessas well as homeownership opportunities for more Americans. AHWD
certification relays to the public that those certified have been professionally trained in and are sensitive to a
wide range of cultural issues inviting a wider volume of business from a greater variety of cultures.
- ALC, Accredited Land Consultant
- ALCs are the recognized experts in land brokerage transactions of five specialized types: (1) farms and ranches;
(2) undeveloped tracts of land; (3) transitional and development land; (4) subdivision and wholesaling of lots; and
(5) site selection and assemblage of land parcels. Acquire valuable skills through educational offerings leading to
the ALC designation.
- CCIM, Certified Commercial Investment Member®
- CCIMs are recognized experts in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, valuation and investment analysis.
The CCIM business network includes more than 7,500 designees and an equal number of candidates principally in North
America, but also in Asia and Europe. CCIMs are backed by a respected education program, as well as superior technology
products and business resources.
- CIPS, Certified International Property Specialist
- The CIPS network is comprised of 1,500 real estate professionals from 50 countries who deal in all types of
real estate, but with one common element: they are focused specifically on the "international" market. Whether
traveling abroad to put deals together, assisting foreign investors, helping local buyers invest abroad, or serving
an immigrant niche in local markets, CIPS designees are consumers' best resource to ensure they are dealing with a
professional skilled in the unique aspects of international real estate.
- CRB, Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager
- The Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) designation is recognized industry-wide as the measure of
success in brokerage and real estate business management. The designation is awarded by the Council of Real Estate
Brokerage Managers to REALTORS® who have completed the Council's advanced educational and professional requirements.
CRB designees consistently increase their level of industry knowledge, advance their earning and career potential,
increase their firm's profitability and benefit from active involvement in our network of real estate professionals.
- CRE, Counselor of Real Estate
- The Counselor of Real Estate – or CRE – is a member of The Counselors of Real Estate, an
international group of recognized professionals who provide seasoned, objective advice on real property and
land-related matters. Only 1,100 practitioners throughout the world carry the CRE designation. Membership is by
invitation only.
- CRP, Certified Relocation Professional
- Awarded by the Employee Relocation Council. In order to obtain the CRP™ designation, an individual must pass
a comprehensive exam that covers relocation issues related to corporate policies, appraising, real estate, legal
considerations, and family concerns. Only those relocation professionals who have demonstrated a minimum of two
years' experience dealing with relocation issues are allowed to sit for the exam. Industry professionals who have
earned the CRP™ designation are dedicated to expanding their knowledge in order to provide the utmost in service
and quality to today's transferees and their employers.
- CRS®, Certified Residential Specialist®
- Agents can maximize their potential by earning the CRS® Designation and joining the organization that has
served top-producing residential sales agents since 1977. The more than 35,000 CRS® Designees benefit from
nationwide referral opportunities, a professional image that attracts customers, and sales and marketing support. The
CRS® Designation is awarded to experienced REALTORS® who complete advanced training in listing and selling, and
meet rigorous production requirements.
- CSP, Certified Sales Professional
- The Certified Sales Professional designation is conferred by the National Sales and Marketing Council of the
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Candidates are required to complete 24 hours of course work.
- ePro®
- e-PRO® is a revolutionary training program presented entirely online to certify real estate agents and brokers
as Internet Professionals. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is the first major trade group to offer
certification for online professionalism.
- FRICS, Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Conferred through the global Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The FRICS is an advanced
designation requiring five years of continuing education and experience following the Member, Royal Institution
of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) designation.
- GRI, Graduate REALTOR® Institute
- Members involved in residential real estate who want a solid base of information for their practice will want
to participate in the REALTOR® Institute program and earn the GRI designation.
- LTG, Leadership Training Graduate
- Recognizes members of the Women's Council of Realtors who have achieved a superior level of leadership
expertise through education, experience and industry service. Both men and women can be members of the WCR.
- QSC, Quality Service Certificatino®
- Presented by Quality Service Certification, Inc., and is recognized for credit toward the CRB Designation
through the Council's Accreditation Program. The program provides an education program leading to service
certification and includes a formal framework and process for delivering measurably better service results.
It offers consumers the opportunity to identify and select certified service professionals based upon the
experience, quantified feedback and evaluations of other consumers.
- RCE, REALTOR® association Certified Executive
- Certified residential appraisers wishing to increase their visibility should consider pursuing the RAA
designation. The RAA designation is awarded to appraisers whose education and experience exceed state appraisal
certification requirements and is supported by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
- RSPS, Resort & Second-Home Markets Certification
- The RSPS is a new certification offered by NAR Resort for resort & second-home REALTORS® around the world.
REALTORS® specializing in resort and second-home markets and interested in demonstrating their knowledge and
expertise should pursue the RSPS certification. The RSPS core certification requirements include the NAR Resort
& Second-Home Market Course and the RLI Tax-Deferred (1031) Exchange Course. RSPS applicants will also choose from
nine different elective choices including courses from the NAR Education Matrix and the NAR Resort Symposium held
every 18 months.
- SIOR, Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®
- Individuals certified with the SIOR designation are top producers in industrial and office real estate
brokerage. SIOR's network includes more than 2,800 members in 480 cities in 20 countries on six continents.
The Society's mandatory recertification requirement assures clients of the designee's excellence in the fast
changing commercial brokerage field.
- SRES, Seniors Real Estate Specialist
- The Senior Advantage Real Estate Council®, "SAREC", offers a specific designation, Seniors Real Estate
Specialist, "SRES®", to identify those members who have successfully completed its education program along with
other prerequisites. REALTORS® with the "SRES" designation help seniors make wise decisions about selling the family
home, buying rental property or managing the capital gains and tax implications of owning real estate. By earning
the "SRES" designation, the REALTOR® has demonstrated that they have the requisite knowledge, experience and expertise
to be a senior's real estate specialist and counselor.